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Originally Posted by laurensilver
Hi There
I have just come across your thread and this may seem a little personal, but I feel you would be able to give me some good advice.
I currently live in the UK, and have travelled to Egypt various times. I love the culture, the people, the ambiounce, the weather.. Everything! It beats anywhere else I have been to in the world.
I work in HR in the UK, although am considering leaving to move to Egypt..
How old where you when you decided to do this? Did you have a job and accomodation in place? I have a friend whom I could stay with whilst I find my feet although would love to have some advice from yourself.
Many thanks, and I will look forward to hearing from you
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Hi there laurensilver-
I was 21 when I moved back to Cairo on my own, without my family. I had a job set up that provided a good salary, accommodation, and work visa. For a few years since then, though, I worked for a much more local salary and without a work visa. Technically, you can work on a tourist visa. And if your place of employment actually taxes you, you will pay less tax (10%) on a tourist visa than you would on a resident visa (up to 20%).
Are you planning on moving to Cairo or another city? I'm no help on the HR front at far as jobs go, but finding an English teaching job is pretty easy. And there are plenty of places you can teach without actually being a certified teacher. You may have to branch out and look for something other than HR. Egypt can be a relatively inexpensive place to live so depending on your personal spending, there will be a range of salaries that you can live on.
Let me know if you have specific questions.
Bernadette